America’s Stunning Embrace Of Paganism
Signals The End Of This Country As We
Know It
The Federalist,
by
John Daniel Davidson
Original Article
Posted By: thekidsmom66,
3/28/2024 12:09:36 AM
The following essay is adapted from the author’s new book, Pagan America: The Decline of Christianity and the Dark Age to Come.
It’s hard to survey the state of our country and not conclude that something is very wrong in America. I don’t just mean with our economy or the border or rampant crime in our cities, but with our basic grasp on reality itself.
Our cultural and political elite now insist that men can become women, and vice versa, and that even children can consent to what they euphemistically call “gender-affirming care.”
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
DVC 3/28/2024 12:33:49 AM (No. 1687284)
Old saying: "When you believe in nothing, you can believe in anything."
Sad, sad, destructive people.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
HisHandmaiden 3/28/2024 1:22:21 AM (No. 1687288)
Thankfully, God is still sovereign, and daily bringing more people to Himself…
If you doubt this, read Genesis to Revelation, it’s His Love Story.
TBIYTC
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Highlander 3/28/2024 1:22:27 AM (No. 1687289)
From G. K. Chesterton: “A man who won’t believe in God will believe in anything.” By not having a belief in God, there are myriads of lies that will pour into one’s vacant head. Nothing will be excepted.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Harlowe 3/28/2024 2:15:10 AM (No. 1687294)
The wisdom of a 16th century pastor-theologian holds true in the 21st century—excerpts from the wisdom of Dr. Martin Luther:
“Man is man because he is free to operate within a framework of his destiny. He is free to deliberate, to make decisions, and to choose between alternatives. He is distinguished from animals by his freedom to do evil or to do good and to walk the high road of beauty or tread the low road of ugly degeneracy.
“We must make a great difference between God's Word and the word of man. A man's word is a little sound, that flies into the air, and soon vanishes; but the Word of God is greater than heaven and earth, yea, greater than death and hell, for it forms part of the power of God, and endures everlastingly.
“In a word, the Holy Scripture is the highest and best of books, abounding in comfort under all afflictions and trials. It teaches us to see, to feel, to grasp, and to comprehend faith, hope, and charity, far otherwise than mere human reason can; and while evil oppresses us, it teaches how these virtues throw light upon the darkness, and how, after this poor, miserable existence of ours on earth, there is another and an eternal life.
“God writes the Gospel not in the Bible alone, but also on trees, and in the flowers and clouds and stars.
“The will of man without the grace of God is not free at all, but is the permanent prisoner and bondslave of evil since it cannot turn itself to good.
“Christians fight best on their knees. Whatever good may be done is done and brought about by prayer.”
Americans need to be on their knees in prayer.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
pensom2 3/28/2024 2:30:04 AM (No. 1687299)
With respect, Martin Luther was a Catholic friar born in Germany in 1483, whose movement against the excesses of the Roman Catholic Church led to his establishment of early Protestantism. However many impressive statements Luther may have made, I doubt the former friar received a doctorate degree from any institution. I am open to being corrected if I am mistaken.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
thekidsmom66 3/28/2024 3:37:53 AM (No. 1687320)
#s 2 & 4, you are correct. God is sovereign and we must pray for our country, and I do so daily. That said, we do know there will be a great falling away eventually, and when you look at the madness of all of the west, one must wonder.
#5, Dr. Luther received his doctorate from Wittenburg. And it was actually the radical reformers who came after that led to the factions we have today. Luther sought a dialogs with the church, which is why he posted his 95 thesis. The church did not want to address the practices and problems in question. I could go on, but that's sufficient for now. Signed, a proud LCMS Lutheran
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
thekidsmom66 3/28/2024 3:39:23 AM (No. 1687321)
#s 1 & 3, you are correct, and what we most often worship is ourself. :(
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
thekidsmom66 3/28/2024 3:57:03 AM (No. 1687323)
#5, sorry, I intended to include the date of his doctorate (this is what happens when one is half awake and trying to post at 2:45 am local time! LOL). Luthet received two bachelor's degrees, one in biblical studies , and another in the Sentences by Peter Lombard (1508 & 1509, respectively). In 1512, shortly before his 29th birthday, he was awarded his Doctor of Theology, 5 years before the posting of his 95 Theses. In 1517. By the way, he was ordained by Jerome Schultz, the Bishop of Brandenburg, in 1507. In 1508, he began teaching theology at the University of Wittenberg. In 1512, he was received into the senate of the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg as the chair of theology. He spent the rest of his career in that position at the University of Wittenberg. He was made provincial vicar of Saxony and Thuringia in 1515, which required him to visit and oversee eleven monasteries in his province. All of this occurred prior to the positing of his 95 Theses.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
SweetPea3 3/28/2024 4:46:04 AM (No. 1687339)
Joshua 24:15 "...but as for me and my house, we shall serve the LORD."
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
mifla 3/28/2024 5:40:09 AM (No. 1687358)
It is a sad truth that America is abandoning God and embracing secularism, and the charge is being led by the Democrats. Want sex without consequences, abort your baby. Want to be fashionable, force your children to have gender reassignment surgery and ruin their lives forever. Want to be viewed as compassionate, demand help for those who break the law, but provide none of it yourself. My church is getting smaller, but I take comfort in the fact that it is getting stronger. We are being persecuted, but I know who is going to win the battle at the end of the day.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
ussjimmycarter 3/28/2024 6:13:14 AM (No. 1687376)
I believe The Holy Spirit is being withdrawn from America! Islam has become a driving gorse in politics nationally! We are now being ruled with the doctrine of demons! Our system of government cannot flourish apart from Christ and the values of The Ten Commandments! Christ set us free! We are now throwing freedom away for perceived saefty! Sad and tragic for our future
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
coldborezero 3/28/2024 7:04:09 AM (No. 1687393)
Re#5: Good grief! THIS is the real downfall of western civilization: Credentialism. Would the words of Martin Luther be less true if he didn’t have a sheepskin bestowed upon him by other sheepskin holders?
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
LC Chihuahua 3/28/2024 8:26:54 AM (No. 1687431)
The wickedness of humanity is on display daily. It's not pretty. From that perspective the only thing we should place our faith and trust in is GOD. Certainly not anything created by the hand of man.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
Rinktum 3/28/2024 8:43:31 AM (No. 1687446)
For those of us paying attention the article comes as no surprise regarding its content but it certainly surprises me that so many people can believe in nothing or even worse, fall into hedonism, in such a short time. From the time of my youth until today, this country is vastly different. The paganistic bent came on gradually and while we thought it would never go where it has today, it has become our reality. Our society should be on hospice care, we are so close to the end. Morals, acknowledgment of right and wrong and belief in God are becoming canceled. However, the beautiful thing that has come out this debauchery is that Christianity is standing as a stark reminder of what was and many people are seeking God. They want that for themselves and their kids. It is doubtful we will have a reprieve from our future but as things continue to get worse, the Christian message will become stronger and have more influence. It is very sad to watch this play out but this world is not a Christian’s home, we are just passing through and the message of the Gospel is more relevant today than ever before.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
Strike3 3/28/2024 8:57:55 AM (No. 1687456)
Christianity is alive and well. It's just that the pagan half of the population gets all of the attention and they have managed to take over most of the government, federal as well as local. The big clash is coming and my flag will be a Crusader cross, not a rainbow. All of the big leftist idols like Pee Diddy are being exposed as the minions of Satan that they have always been.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
Laotzu 3/28/2024 8:58:11 AM (No. 1687458)
The death of Reason is the tripwire for the end of civilization.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
Rumblehog 3/28/2024 9:04:03 AM (No. 1687465)
#12, please don't let your cynical opinion of advanced degrees cloud your view of human history. in Martin Luther's Europe the Bible wasn't available in the languages of most people. There was only the Latin Vulgate Bible, available only to Priests and Royalty, who understood Latin. Scripture, in its original languages of Greek and Hebrew, was available only to learned men of the Church, or University. Thankfully, men with advanced degrees in Theology and original languages, would feel compelled to disobey the Church in Rome, at the risk of life, limb, and livelihood, and translate the Bible into the common tongue of the people. "Dr." John Wycliff did this from Latin into English some 100 years before Martin Luther did his translation into German.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
hershey 3/28/2024 9:32:18 AM (No. 1687479)
Think we aren't in the End Times brother? You'd better look at the evidence again...we have forsaken God and his law, and are suffering the consequences of that apostasy...the immoral are taking over society....
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
msjena 3/28/2024 9:50:24 AM (No. 1687494)
Remember that HBO series, Rome? I recommend watching it to see what a pagan society is like, and how it conforms, somewhat, to our present day society.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
MickTurn 3/28/2024 10:12:41 AM (No. 1687522)
Not really Paganism, it is Secular Leftists worshiping themselves!
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
Italiano 3/28/2024 10:22:20 AM (No. 1687536)
True. That, along with "Diversity." Fatal combination.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
snakeoil 3/28/2024 11:04:52 AM (No. 1687585)
I can tell when a movie was made if there is a reference to God and/or religion. If it is respectable and reverential it was made before 1960. If it is mocking or ridiculing it was made after 1960.
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
rikkitikki 3/28/2024 11:36:18 AM (No. 1687622)
Agree with #12: if PhDs were as beneficial as #5 seems to think, then please explain the last 500 years of sectarian infighting and division in the Protestant Body of Christ.
As the article points out, absolute truth, such as that in Luther's quotations in #4, transcends all substitutes...including one's institutional pedigrees.
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
davew 3/28/2024 11:38:45 AM (No. 1687623)
Christians imagine a world of lawless chaos without Christianity because that's how they would act without their faith in divine justice. Removing the old gods requires humans to assert their will to power and create civilization's values and morality based on their sense of mercy and vengeance. This is the Dionysian morality that opposes Christian morality. As Nietzsche put it in his essay "The Antichrist", "Christianity is just a device to deliver pity."
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Reply 25 - Posted by:
franq 3/28/2024 12:19:19 PM (No. 1687665)
Well, Friedrich Nietzsche was quite mistaken. Christianity is a "device" to deliver salvation to mankind, for those who will receive it.
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Reply 26 - Posted by:
thekidsmom66 3/28/2024 2:59:11 PM (No. 1687794)
#14, very true! We are not the first nation to go down after rejecting truth, but as you stated, this is not our home. Christ said His kingdome is not of this world, and we, as His children, look for that "city built not by human hands". And if America continues its descent, as countless Christians before us, we are to continue to proclaim the gospel, not matter the cost.
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Faithfully 3/29/2024 7:16:23 PM (No. 1688585)
Imagine how brave Luther was to go against a Church that would burn heretics at the stake. We need a re-boot.
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Faithfully 3/29/2024 7:40:32 PM (No. 1688596)
When music changed in the mid sixties it was the beginning of the end.
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